Corbel for a coke oven or coke oven battery

Abstract

Monolithic corbels for coke ovens that incorporate multiple tiers that traditionally are formed by a plurality of stacked bricks or block. The monolithic corbels may have integral gunblock sections for use in gunfire coke ovens or the corbels may be designed without integral gunblock sections. The corbels may have one or more air flues (diagonal channels) disposed therein.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A corbel for a coke oven, comprising:
 a base;   a gunblock section integral with the base, the gunblock section having a longitudinal through-bore extending from a first end to a second end;   at least one substantially vertical through-bore arranged within the gunblock section, the at least one substantially vertical through-bore in communication with the longitudinal through-bore; and,   a pair of shoulders extending from the base, each of the pair of shoulders having a groove arranged therein.   
     
     
         2 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal through-bore includes a recess proximate the first end of the gunblock section; and the longitudinal through-bore includes a lip extending therefrom and arranged proximate the second end of the gunblock section. 
     
     
         3 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 2 , wherein the recess of the longitudinal through-bore is arranged to accept a lip of a longitudinal through-bore of an adjacent corbel. 
     
     
         4 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of shoulders are arranged to accept a block thereon. 
     
     
         5 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 4 , wherein the groove of each of the pair of shoulders is arranged to accept a protrusion arranged on the block. 
     
     
         6 . A corbel for a coke oven, comprising:
 a gunblock section having a first end and a second end, the gunblock section having a longitudinal through-bore extending from the first end to the second end, the gunblock section having at least one substantially vertical through-bore therein, the at least one substantially vertical through-bore in communication with the longitudinal through-bore, the gunblock section further including at least one arrangement extending therefrom, the arrangement having one or more of:
 a base, the base having a first side and a second side extending therefrom, the first side having a shoulder arranged thereon, the second side having a shoulder arranged thereon; 
 a base, the base having a first side and a second side extending therefrom, a substantially vertically-angular channel proximate the first end of the gunblock section, the substantially vertically-angular channel having an opening arranged within a group consisting of: 
 the first side of the base; and, the second side of the base; or, a first side and a second side extending from the gunblock section, a substantially vertically-angular channel proximate the first end of the gunblock section, the substantially vertically-angular channel having an opening arranged within a group consisting of: the first side; and, the second side. 
   
     
     
         7 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 6 , wherein the gunblock section has a top end, the top end having at least one recess disposed therein. 
     
     
         8 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 6 , wherein the longitudinal through-bore includes a recess proximate the first end of the gunblock section; and, the longitudinal through-bore includes a lip extending therefrom and arranged proximate the second end of the gunblock section. 
     
     
         9 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 8 , wherein the recess of the longitudinal through-bore is arranged to accept a lip of a longitudinal through-bore of an adjacent corbel. 
     
     
         10 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 6 , wherein the at least one substantially vertical through-bore has a second opening disposed within the at least one recess. 
     
     
         11 . A corbel for a coke oven, comprising:
 a main body having a front face, a rear face, a top face, a bottom face, a first side face, and a second side face, the main body having at least one through-bore extending therethrough from the top face to the bottom face, the at least one through-bore having an outlet opening disposed within the top face and an inlet opening disposed within the bottom face;   a first side extension extending from the first side face forming a first ledge;   a second side extension extending from the second side face forming a second ledge;   a third side extension extending from the first side face forming a third ledge below the first ledge;   a fourth side extension extending from the second side face forming a fourth ledge below the second ledge; and,   a diagonal channel disposed within the front face of the main body, the diagonal channel having a first end disposed within the top face and a second end disposed within one or more of: the fourth side extension; or, the bottom face.   
     
     
         12 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 11  further comprising a distal extension extending from the bottom face, the inlet opening of the at least one through-bore disposed within the distal extension. 
     
     
         13 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 12  further comprising a second through-bore extending through the main body from the top face to the bottom face, the second through-bore having an outlet opening disposed within the top face and an inlet opening disposed within the distal extension. 
     
     
         14 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 11  further comprising a distal notch disposed within the bottom face, the inlet opening of the at least one through-bore arranged within the distal notch. 
     
     
         15 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 11  further comprising a vertical extension extending from the top face, the vertical extension forming at least one recess, the outlet opening of the at least one through-bore disposed within the at least one recess. 
     
     
         16 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 12  further comprising:
 a first tongue extending distally from the bottom face and proximate a first side of the distal extension; and, a second tongue extending distally from the bottom face and proximate a second side of the distal extension, wherein each of the tongues are adapted to be mated at least partially within respective grooves of a base block when the main body is stacked thereon. 
 
     
     
         17 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 12  further comprising:
 a base block having body with a front face, a rear face, a top face, a bottom face, a first side face, and a second side face; 
 a first groove disposed within the top face and extending between the front face and the rear face; and, 
 a second groove disposed within the top face and extending between the front face and the rear face, wherein the top face of the base block is arranged to accept the bottom face of the main body thereon such that the first tongue rests at least partially within the first groove and the second tongue rest at least partially within the second groove. 
 
     
     
         18 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 11  further comprising one or more of:
 at least one mating protrusion extending from one of the front face or the rear face; or, 
 at least one mating recess disposed within one of the front face or the rear face. 
 
     
     
         19 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 11  further comprising:
 a second diagonal channel disposed within the front face of the main body, the second diagonal channel having a first end disposed within the top face and a second end disposed within one or more of: the third side extension; or, the bottom face. 
 
     
     
         20 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 14  further comprising:
 a gunblock corbel section including:
 a base; 
 a gunblock section integral with the base, the gunblock section having a longitudinal through-bore extending from a first end to a second end, the gunblock section adapted to be at least partially inserted in the distal notch; 
 at least one substantially vertical through-bore arranged within the gunblock section, the at least one substantially vertical through-bore in communication with the longitudinal through-bore; and, 
 a pair of shoulders extending from the base, each shoulder having a groove arranged therein, each of the grooves are adapted to accept a pair distal mating protrusions extending from the bottom face at least partially therein. 
 
 
     
     
         21 . The corbel for a coke oven recited in  claim 15  further comprising one or more of:
 a pair distal mating protrusions extending from the bottom face; or, 
 a pair of proximal mating grooves disposed within the vertical extension.